LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 27 September 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

It will be of interest to place on re.cord the fact that in three years the Overseas Club has.raised £252,444 for afche tobacco fund. Australian and New Zealand contributions (grouped) head ■the list for the world. •'A competent bushman ' would do more in a .day than the men we are getting now would do in. a week," said •a sheepfarmer who was a witness in a -case in the Supreme Court at Gisborne. Me would be under contract, and would go for his life." JFernando Roberto Eduardo Sudleicke, a German alien enemy, arrested m iSan .Francisco for .failing to register, was .found in possession of a highpower air-gun, equipped with a me- ! cnanical device for setting fire to buildings "and leave no trace." "The humanitarians and sob sisters need not try to explain away criminality of that kind by heredity," remarks an American journal, "environment, subnormalism, or any mother excuse which modern criminology has devised for the protection or .perhaps reformation of rogues. It is crime which .can only be eonsideced as deliberate, ingenious, and ugly deviiishness, whose possessor must be permanently .segregated from society.

According to a Berlin telegram ,at the conclusion <of the session in ' the Prussian Upper House the President said;-.-"Do the Entente peoples still believe m a victory by arms? Now it is t'£e American reserves which constitute the hope of the two victims of England's huckstering spirit—France and Italy—bu± these reserves can no longer decide the war. They come too late so we earnestly hope. The enemy putt, his faith m our internial disunion, wliieh to-day, in addition to our economic annihilation, is the war aim of England and America. Prince yon Buelow's saying must be made to prevail, namely, \ the King first in Prussia, Prussia first m Germany, and Germany first in the world." (Loud -cheers.) "

There is a reason why you should collect Radium polish tins (boot or floor polish)—they are worth 6d per doz., and any grocer will be glad to buy them from you, providing the tins are m good order. Stan saving them today.—Advt.

A distinguishing attnuute of "Per-. fectkm" whisky is that it can. be taken ni'.-'t. it is so mild and mellow. This mildness and mello.vness is the result of kee-pinpr "Perfection" in the wood for a 10--f? period bf-fore it i s bottled for At all hotels. Avoid imitations.—Advt

Protection for your soldier l^v. Send him a bullet-proof fabric body shield—non-metallic, light, warm and comfortable. Defies bayonet, sword., shrapnel, bombs, revolver or lance-— 77/6 post free to Trenches.—P.O. Bos 857. ChrJßtenurch.—Afivt.

Asked on Thursday regarding the raising of the next war loan, the Finance Minister said that in all probability *uch an operation would be unnecessary before the early period of next year. Bruce Lindsay, a Canadian miner, has enlisted in the Dominion Overseas Army through the Briti&Oi Canadian Recruiting Mission at Settle, after completing a 6000-miLe journey from a platinum mining camp in Siberia. Lindsay told th© recruiting officer that he was one of the survivors of a party of 28 which left the settlement on January 6 last in order to enlist. Several of his companions were killed by Kussian Iwmdits before they reached the w<-st Siberian coast, while ->thers 4 tt'.et their death through exposure while crossing the Behring Sea to Alaska on the ice. "Airplanes carrying a hundred men, and equipped with engines equal in power to those in a medium-sized ': steamship, will be developed within three years," said Gianni <Caproni, inventor of the Gaproni bombing 'planes, in an interview recently. "The bombing 'planes now in use," Signor Caproni continued, "will be mere dwarfs compared with those to be developed. There is a surprise in store for the Germans. Instead of the forty and fifty machines necessary to start on a bombing expedition, it will be jjossible | to do the same work with a new nutchine as powerful as the whole squadI ron." On Thursday afternoon, September 26, the monthly meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held in the Methodist Bible Class Room. Miss Maunder, vice-president, occupied the chair. Mrs Bone reported that the sum of £51 had been raised for the Mine-sweepers and the Torpedoed Crews of Merchant Shipe. It was decided that the collecting cards for the New Zealand White Ribboners' Hut for the use of soldiers at the front should be given in at the next meeting of the Union. A vote of sympathy with the president, Mrs J. S. Young, in her recent sad bereavement was passed in silence, the members standing. The meeting was closed with prayer^ A. narrow ©scape from death wae experienced) by a party of motorists a few days ago about twelve miles from Kaikoura. On rounding a, point the •car had to be brought to a standstill, owing to 6oine rocks h&vting fallen from the cliffs to the roadway. One of the party got out of the car to remove the obstruction, and had walked only a few feet wlhen suddenly, with a tremendous o-oar, a. great quantity of rock hurtled downwards. Those in the car had no time to do anything before a great mass fell behind) the car, missing it by a few tfeet, while a smaller quantity of rock shot in front, some of the pieces; striking the bonnet of the car, one large piece ©hooting right through the car within a. few inches of the driver's face. The lamps of the car were smashed, the gear-box was seyerely damaged, and the mudguards ajid chassis were bent. All the way from Bombay comes a letter to the Feilding Star on the old yet ever new question of keeping up the Empire's man-power—or, to be accurate, babe-power < The writer, Mr E. W. Fritehley, is the head of an Indian firm of civil engineers, and he takes his subject very seriously. Just what influence he expects his letter to have upon Feilding folks we cannot see (comments the Star), for in this district our babes are well cared for and too precious in the sight of their parents to call for the State control urged by the Anglo-Indian. Along some lines Mr Fritchley is undoubtedly pointing the way—for in New Zealand already we are in 1918 paying more attention to child-life, both before and during school days, than we did before the war. And other attentions will follow, especially in regard to safeguarding the health, of the child

The war is proving every day that there, is no limit to the need for efficiency for the;'purpose of winning the struggle. Take, for instance, the question of coal in the United States., The Anthracite News states-, that more than 50 per cent, of the entire railroad traffic consists in the hauling of coal. One week's movement of coal is a job equal in size to shifting the entire American wheat crop. It is said that millions ot tons of coal are wasted yearly by the industrial concerns of the country because of their antiquated boilers and fire-boxes. It is estimated that a yearly saying of ndarly 40,000,000 tons can be effected by the introduction of improvements in this line. It would be interesting to hear what the coal owners would say if an anti-wastei campaign were started, resulting in 40,000,000 tons being deducted from their sales during: the next twelve months.

A luncheon card of the Vancouver Hotel, which is issued under license of the Food Board and in conformity with regulations, embraces a liberal assortment of dishes, but at the foot is a warning printed in red ink in the following terms: "AH persons in ordering their food ought to consider the needs of Great Britain and her Allies and their armies for wheat, beef, bacon, and fats, and the Canada Food Board desires the public to do everything in their power to make these commodities available for export by' eating as little as possible of them and by making üße of substitutes and avoiding waste." On the back of the luncheon card is printed essential extracts from this regulations of the Food Control Board. These state that bread must not be placed on the table until the first course has been served. Only loa of wheat bread may be served to one person. , No sandwiches of any kind are permitted, and the sugar allowance of each person is restricted to two teaspoonfuls. Guests may not eat more than loz of butter at any meal.

An interesting problem arising out of the internment of Belgian eoldliers m Holland has been undergoing discussion in the Independence Beige. A Roumanian barrister, M Teodoresco, contributed to the Independance Beige an article designed to show that Holland s action was contrary to international law. The Hague Convention of 1907 provides that a neutral State receiving within its territory forces belonging to a belligerent army shall intern them, but the same Convention enacts that "the fact of a neutral Power resisting, even by force, attempts to i violate its neutrality cannot be regarded as a hostile act." Now, M. Teodoresco argues, Belgium's resistance was of just this kind, and therefore Belgian troops are not belligerent but neutral. Moreover, Holland in 1839, signed two treaties, one with. Belgium •herself, in which she agreed that Befguim should form "an independent and perpetually neutral State." In another treaty Holland promised to Belgium "peace and friendship." Accordingly, the argument proceeds, Holland should release the interned Belgian soldiers. PROFITABLE PATJKNTS. Each day you ar« wrought Into contact, with scores of inventions which have made fortunes for the discoverers. Perhaps you have an idea that will L-r: ig you fame, Why not patent it fct once, otherwise someone else may drop on the same idea and protect it. Consult us—our long experience and wide connection enable us to advise you accurately. Henry Hughes. Ltd., Patent Attorneys. Featherston Street.' Wellington.— Advt.

It 'as understood that the ekction of % member to fill the Taranaki seat in Parliament will be held on October 10. A Marton message states that the Vlartoii Jockey Club.last night voted the totalisator "fractions" at the recent spring meeting to the Copper I'rain Fund at Marton. •' Regarding th,e West Coast cop' „;„ 3rs, and military service, ?',-- t q Evans, S.M., questioned at C"wehvreh at to the Military Servic „ CJ? 1™ titude, said:-"When r^-^^t^ jvjs C oncerned v&erefoi . e matters be left whe^e they were. The Board would n0, 6 precipitate matters and ad3oume;a casfes until the. results of de•l^Pxriatious were known. The future policy of the- Board would largely be guided by th© settlement, or the. failure to settle, as the case may be." To have a celluloid collar partly burnt round his neck, without knowing it was on fire until the ignited i composition came in contact with the skin; was the rather startling experience of a motorman in charge of a tramcar in Auckland on Friday evening (relates the Star). The incident happened while the motorman had his thoughts on driving the car. A spark from a blow-out behind alighted on the collar, and, burning slowly at first, broke out into flame, causing the motorman considerable pain, which was not relieved until the collar had been hurriedly stripped off. # A new device has appeared for keeping the light projected from a headlight within legal limits. It is described as an all-metal, cellular attachment that is put in the upper half of the head-lamp, behind the regular glass door. It contains more than nine thousand small metal reflectors, constituting approximately nine square feet of highly polished reflecting surface. The object of the "glassless lens" is to deflect those rays whicfi normally rise above the 42-inch level and cause glare, and to project them instead upon the roadway, where they are wanted. The principle of construction is said to cause the device to transmit' 93 per ,cent of the lamp's candle-power.

. Every section of the United States is being ransacked to furnish, names for tine hundreds of ships which are to be launched. Indian names have a leading place iv this kind of nomenclature, t-hough thiey" are seldom correctly pronounced ; while names of owners, or their initials, have long placed American sbps in a distinctive class abroad. The names of the great lakes have been overdone; local pride is therefore having recourse to the minor lakes which dot the East. It is to be hoped that this form of patriotism will not be carried to the length of christening one of the ships by the Indian name of the New *)ngland lake beginning with 'Chargoggagogmanehoggagog," continuing through the alphabet, and ending with a "gungamaug." A shrewd business man in Dunedin, who has had a wade experience in the settlement of industrial disputes, tie of the opiniom that there would be m<u<ih less difficulty about increasing wages to something more than a. living wage, which is the fixed standard (now obviously unsatisfactory.) of the Arbitration Court and more or less authoritative economists, if organised workers offered, in return vfar concessions, a decided increase in their working capacity, especially during lie war period. Careful observation and records show that in many industries and activities the output of workers' energy has shown a tendency to decrease substantially, while demands have been shrewdly directed towards obtaining substantial increase in earnings. There Is a limit to the policy of less work and ;more wages. On several occasions of late lengthy medical evidence in support of, and against, claims for compensation for alleged injuries has been given, before the Arbitration Court in Auckland, says the Star. The result has not been as satisfactory as probably the parties anticipated, for in two instances the evidence; was so conflicting that the Court was left in a quandary as to the cause of plaintiff's condition at the proceedings. One such case was heard on Saturday, when Mr Justice Stringer, after hearing the evidence of five doctors decided;_ in concurrence witih the parties concerned, to call in a medical referee for. a decision. A suggestion by Mr Bichmond, who was acting for the defendant, >,that whera medical problems were involved, a medioal referee should sit wirth hfa Honor, was veyr favorably received by\itlho Court. The Minister for Price Fixing in Australia, Mjg Massy Greene stated the other day tnjalt the Imperial Government, had recently drawn the attention ,of the Commonwealth Goveirnment to the urgent necessity, owing to the acute shipping position, for Australia to curtail the consumption of paper. The Imperial authorities had made it ■quite plain that unless the problem was attacked., a serious shortage of this important commodity would be felt her e _ within the next few months. The Common wealth Government had given the matter most serious consideration, and had decided to itake prompt and vigorous action to deal with the situation, which was rapidly growing acute. It had asked Mr William Brooks, of Sydney, well-known in the paper trade of Australia, to take the position oi Controller, which h® had been good enough to accept, and he would proceed at once to take all steps in consultation with the Government necessary to control the supply and distribution of all classes of paper and paper product©. The military critics in Paris are unstinting in their praise of General Foch's brilliant handling of the Allied armies, which has resulted in bringing the Germans into their present cult situation. The genius of General Foch in successfully passing from the defensive to the offensive, which Napoleon described as one of the most delicate operations in warfare, and that in the height of a great battle, stamps him beyond all doubt as the greatest 6oldier the war has produced. General Foch saw unerringly what the German plan would be, for nothing is improvised in these days when the men involved in a modern battle are numbered by millions. He knew that the Germans would direct their attack against the Rheims salient, both from the east and west, and he directed General Gouraud, in Champagne, and General Berthelot, to the west of Eheims, to hold at any cost, while he waited quietly for the enemy to plunge into the big blunder, which his genius for war and his deep knowledge of the German inner mind convinced him they sooner or later would be bound to commit. This blunder was to hold General Foch's armies so cheaply that they were ready to run the risk of j leaving their flanks exposed. When j the moment that he had foreseen came, General Foch struck like lightning, both north and south of the Ourcq, the blow that has brought Germany's doom appreciably nearer

The Melbourne, Ltd., have opened out a lovely new lot of ladies' silk blouses in 10 lnomme white Japanese silk and in 10 and 12 momme Japanese crepe de chine. These qualities are guaranteed to give long wear, while the fittings are, as usual, roomy. The firm has also opened out a new lot of Japanese crepe kimonos at 12/6 and 15/6.—Advt.

Details <~ * _ tn' t,i ~ , , . •ecently A * / kgWfcss nights" order vere r- • Publlshed m the United States ate .<>Ceived at the American Oonsup..'. in Auckland, by the last mail. ,u*s order, issued by the Fuel Administration, restricts in a drastic manner the use of the outdoor illumination so popular in America. All advertisement displays, announcements, and external ornamentation of buildings are to be entirely discontinued for four nights a week in all Eastern States, and for two nights in the rest of 'the country. Street illumination in all cities will be restricted to the hours between sunsot and sunrise, and the amount of public lighting in any city will be reduced to that necessary for safety. It is estimated that about 500,000 tons of coal per annum is used in the United States for advertising purposes, including display and show-window lighting, and the enormous war demand for fuel now makes it imperative that the efforts of the Fuel Administration and the miners be supplemented by the elimination of every wasteful or unnecessary use of coal. Building operations hav c been checked in Australia by the war, the difficulty in obtaining materials and their high prices contributing to thie shortage (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph). In Sydney alone in. 1913 new buildings ; were erected to the value of £7,327,----000, whereas in 1917 the total was only £3,491,000, in spite of high prices. The shortage is not so marked now, though it certainly exists, but with the repatriation of the men at the front will become much more pronounced. In the United Kingdom, wher c building operations are still more in abeyance, it has been recently reckoned that £here is a Shortage of 175,000 houses already, and the number will be greater when peace is restored. In France, Belgium, and the eastern countries of Europe, where destruction of house property has been enormous, a famine as regards habitations is inevitable. Turning to Germany, where a lengthy enquiry has been set on foot, it is stated that in Berlin alone another 60.000 houses will be needed as soon as the war terminates, and that the normal requirements of ell Germany are 200,000 houses, and that for the time the supply has practically ceased.

Are we going to escape the dread Spanish influenza bacillus ? asks a London writer in an exchange. The creature is the smallest microbe known, tut he works in the inverse ratio" to his Gaze. Haying exercised his capacity for mischief in Madrid and elsewhere, he has come to London. Scores, hundreds and thousands of Londoners are hourly falling victims to the scourge. A cold in the head, a sore throaty and lastly fever,, are the symptoms. The only cure seems to be,bed —though doses of eucalyptus, cinnamon and quinine are useful in the early stages of the 'eomr plaint. But the real object of sending the invalid to bed is to prevent the spread of infection. The smallest microbe known is a terror for perpeuatmg his kind. A conscientious patient should remain in a lonely bedroom for at least five days. Unfortunately there are too few conscientious patients, or they become conscientious too late. The latest influenza outbreak is proving remarkably contagious, and it !is estimated that 8,000,000 people may be laid low before the epidemic ends. Fortunately the epidemic is mild in character. A day or so in bed and a day or two more of isolation usually effects a cure. A rather unusual claim for compensation came before the Arbitration Court, Wanganui, %his week (the Herald reports), when the widow of John Morris, of Ohutu, Taihape, claimed compensation from the Egmont Box Co; for the death of her husband, who died in October of last year from injuries received while employed by the company. Mr Hussey, in opening his case for the claimant, said deceased was employed by the company as nightwatchman, and on September 21 of last year went on duty at 5 p.m. There was a fire in the tip, -and^ deceased complained to the foreman, a man named Ashton, that it was exc.esSlZ e- 1 4 A varF el ensued, and Ashton attacked Morris, who received certain injuries. He went home, and was laid up. He died about a fortnight later. Ine only question involved was one of tact, lhe depositions made at the inquest were put in by consent. For the defence it was submitted that Morris was the aggressor, not Ashton. After some^ conversation the parties went .to the fire, where Morris made some complaint which developed into an angry dispute. Morris threatened Ashton, who warned him to desist. -Morris continued m his threatening attitude and a struggle ensued. During the course of, the struggle Morris obtain-ed-possession of a shovel, and Ashton, after a struggle, wrested it from him! It was during this, struggle that-Mor-ris received his injuries. The handle °* *he shovel struck deceased on the chest and fractured a rib, the end of which pierced a lung, which brought on pneumonia. A clot of blood in the iwsart was the cause of death. His Honor asked how the accident arose out of deceased's employment. He went on to say that Mr Hussey was advocating a very wide, principle. Supposing two men after a dispute started.fighting, and both got killed, it would then follow on that argument that the employer- was liable for compensation to both. After hearing full arguments the Court reserved its decision.

• J° co*lvert a ten-acre patch of clay nito a beautiful playground for children, with bowling greens, tennis lawns, skittle alleys, and croquet greens, m a single day. is the remarkable feat accomplished by the employees at the Broken Hill Associated Smelters at Port Pirie, South Australia. The work was done voluntarily, and the company supplied the materials free of *° i. Everything was planned out beiorehand, and all possible preparatory *°r£ aone. Every task was carefully allotted, and every man knew his jobs and when and where to set about them. Over. 2000 men assembled at the ground early on Saturday morning, and on the stroke of eight began work. By dusk the enormous task was completed. In one day a great central pavilion, residential quarters for a caretaker, .refreshment kiosk, and six 1 handsome shelter-sheds were erected. A big outside fence and many dividing trellises were put up, and the grounds laid out m sections for the boys and g i ,Gardells, trees, and lawns were planted. Scores of swings, see-«aws, and things of that kind were put in place. Paths were laid out and plavlng area* levelled. Lawns, brought there m blocks, were put into place all smooth and green. Palms 40 feet high sprang up as under a wizard's hand. Laborers levelled the ground carpenters put the buildings up, paintl ers followed them. Flowers and shrubs were planted carefully. For all the hurry the work was carefully done. A beautiful picture had, in an incredible fashion, taken the place of what was, a few hours before, a hideous waste of It is said to be the biggest job of its kind ever done in one day in Australia.

DANGER OF NEGLECTED CUTS. I Maybe it's a mere scratch now but if r . e( yl<, only a little bit of dirt to chancre it into a dangerous septic poij soiling. Have Bee Ointment handy. i Its wonderful antiseptic qualities will < nrevont all chances of infection: Stands supreme as a reliever of all cuts! : bruises, sores and abrasions. 1/6 ' everywhere.—Advt.